Find Spot record MDO7539 - Mesolithic tool, Woolgarston, Corfe Castle

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Summary

A prehistoric flint tool found on the surface of a field. The tool was a burin or blade around 6 cm long and thought likely to be Mesolithic in date.

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Full Description

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Records, SY98SE 57 (Index). SDO131.

<2> Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1983, Isle of Purbeck Survey, IOP 554 (Index). SDO147.

‘WOOLGARSTON: A surface find of one burin or blade 6cm long presumably Mesolithic. Mesolithic graver. Site lies in a field occasionally ploughed and in ley pasture. OS SY98SE57. 7/7/D.’

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SY98SE 57.
  • <2> Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 554.

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Location

Grid reference SY 98 81 (point)
Map sheet SY98SE
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 008 285
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SE 57

Record last edited

Oct 4 2021 10:43AM

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